A Green Ranch — Run By Cowboys
TWO MILE RANCH, ARIZ. — John Heyneman has a problem. It’s late January, and some of his cows are missing. They’re stuck on the…
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"I see your war crimes charge and raise you civilian protection…"
This is old-ish news, but it merits repeating: After five years of genocide, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is flirting with peace in Darfur. He…
Read MoreThe price of truth
This piece comes to me via Lara J. Nettelfield, a professor at Simon Fraser University in Canada. It’s the story of one man trying…
Read MoreMore news about Africa, from a guy who knows it well
I just wanted to draw attention to this blog, by a guy who’s spent his career covering Africa and, in my estimation, has some…
Read MoreTurn to the left, turn to the Right: Get your Marxists right right right
Okay, people. I really don’t want to go here more than once. (And I haven’t, on the blog, but I have this conversation with…
Read MoreMemo to the NYT: Not every war in Africa is a genocide
Earlier this week, the New York Times published an editorial that sketches the violence in Congo this way: It has its roots in Rwanda;…
Read MoreOn torture, from around the blogosphere
It is a topic of distraction, in part because of the news, and in part because of my most recent piece. Here’s an insightful…
Read MoreMaybe Bush won't get away with torture after all
Here’s a story from Salon today, suggesting that an Obama administration may investigate–and I wonder, prosecute?–Bush and his subordinates for their pursuit of harsh…
Read MoreSo, wait, what exactly is going on in Congo?
I have a lot of thoughts on this, but I’m not there at the moment, alas. Here’s a piece by a colleague of mine,…
Read MoreReaders, beware
Here’s a story from the NY Times about an elaborate blogosphere hoax the swept up the American media. There’s a guy who invented a…
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